Come See My Works, Wike Hits Back At Kingibe

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has hit back at Senator Ireti Kingibe of being in morbid fear of losing her seat as senator representing the FCT, daring her to take a tour of his projects around the FCT.

Senator Kingibe had earlier said during a television interview that President Bola Tinubu’s “biggest mistake” was making Wike the Minister of the FCT.

In response, Wike, through his Special Assistant on Public Communication and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, on Tuesday, said the Senator ignores the work being done in Abuja and surrounding areas.

“It is funny that someone who is impersonating by using the name of Ambassador Baba Gana Kingibe, that is no longer her husband, believes that jumping from one television station to the other to disparage the FCT Minister will revive her dead political career,” Olayinka said.

He challenged Senator Kingibe to visit places like Saburi, Dei Dei, Kabusa, Ketti, Yangoji, Pai, Gomani, Gishiri, Kwaita, Yebu, Sukuku, Ebo, Ushafa, and others where road projects are ongoing, and then tell the people that President Tinubu made a mistake in appointing Wike.

“Most importantly, she can also visit traders in the Apo Mechanic Village, whose dream of being relocated to a permanent site is being fulfilled more than 15 years after, as well as those residing along Apo-Wasa road, and tell them it was a mistake that Wike was appointed as FCT Minister,” he said.

Olayinka also said that in Abaji, the Federal Capital Territory University (FCTU), which was left unused for about 15 years, is now seeing development. He noted that 22 schools have been renovated in the past year, and work is continuing on over 40 more.

“As expected of someone already blinded by the spirit of a coming defeat, Ireti, alias Kingibe, won’t see all these. Reason is, she knows that in 2027, she won’t be able to retain the Senate seat she accidentally got in 2023. She knows that the factor that got her to the Senate is no longer available and she is desperate to use attacks on Wike to gain political leverage,” Olayinka said.

He ended by accusing the Senator of not treating her staff well. “Unfortunately, Wike is not in the comity of frustrated politicians like Ireti ‘Kingibe’ who is treating her aides like slaves, refusing to pay their wages and entitlements for months.”
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